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CHARLES A. KENDALL, oE concorsi), NEW HAMPSHIRE.

REVERSIBLE MAIL-ASSORTING TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of `Letters Patent No.413,94'7, dated October29, 1889.

Application nea october 25, 1888.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Concord, in the county of Merriman and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReversible Mail- Assorting Tables, of which the following is aspecification. n v

This invention relates to tables designed to' occupy the center of amail-car,- and the ob-v ject of the invention is to provide a tableside, up, and when not in use may be placed in a position entirely outof the way of a mail agent without being removed from its supports.

The invention consists of the novel devices clearly set forth in thefollowing specification and claims, and illustrated in accompanyingdrawings, forming an inseparable part thereof, of whichn Figure l showsan interior view of a mailcar to which my improved table is applied.Fig. 2 shows one of the end supports in enlarged sectional sideelevation and a portion of my improved table attached. Fig. 3 is across-sectional view of same, also enlarged. Fig. 4 is an enlargedbroken end view.

Similar letters designate like parts.

In the most approved type of mail-car in bars running horizontally andsu pported upon iron brackets secured to the side walls are may be slidthereon to various points for conveniently holding open mail-bags, andabove these are arranged'various pigeon-holes and tills for holdingloose mail.` As there are' of the car for holding mail-bags, there isinsufficient space remaining in ,the center for a permanent orstationary assorting-table and a passage-way at either side; henceportable tables have been used, and these must be moved about and fromside to side as occasion requires; but by the use of my improvementsthese troubles are avoided, as will be seen by following the descriptionof the varions parts by reference-letters.

A represents a portion of a car, B the cariioor, and C the longitudinalsills.

D D are the iron brackets, to which bars Serial No. 289,128. (No model.)

carrying suitable hooks for holding inail-bags E may be attached. Abovethese at either side are. shown cases F F,which may contain suitablepigeon-holes or tills for parcels or heavy mail-matter.

My improvements comprise a reversible table G, having a rim g on bothsides and all the way around, pivoted at its ends near one edge tovertical supports or posts H, and adapted to be held horizontally eitherside up by aid of the rods I, having their upper ends pivoted to theends of said table and their lower ends loosely fitting a bolt or studJ, its head j being confined within a groove 71, formed in the outerface of either support II by an iron plate II, having a long slot 7c, inwhich said stud J travels. Anut j is itted to the threaded end of saidstud outside of the lo.Wer perforated end of the rod I. The plate K maybe secured to the post H by ordinary wood-screws la', and its slot k ismade long enough to permit the rodI to rise, as required, when the tableis reversed from side to side.

In order to afford a free passage-way on A either side of the posts H,the reversible table G may be held in a vertical position, as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. l, by a suitable catch for sustaining the rods Iin an upright position. A device capable of performing this function isshown in the drawings, and consists of a forked piece L, pivoted to earsformed upon a plate M, so that its prongs l, when turned outward orhorizontally, may bear against either side of said rod I and coniine ittherein, as best shown yin Fig. 4, in which view the piece L is shown indotted lines as when closed up against the post H.

The supports or posts I-I may be mortised into a short timber C',secured between the two center car-sills C, or angle-irons N, screwed tothree or more sides of each post and to the iloor of a car, may be alonedepended upon for their supports. This construction possesses amongother advantages that of providing two eXtra tiers of hooks for holdingmail-bags, as` best shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It is immaterial how the table is pivoted to IOO the uprights or posts;butastrong and convenient method is to secure angle-irons N to the topof the posts Hand perforate their vertical sides for the reception of astud g2, formed upon a plate g', which may be secured to the table G byscrews.

Having described my improvements, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with supporting-standards having angle-irons securedto their top, the vertical portion of which eontainsasingle perforation,of a reversible table having rims on both sides and all around, platessecured to each end of said table and provided with studs for enteringthe perforation of said angleiron, and brace-rods having one end pivotedto either end of said table and the other end capable of verticalmovement upon said snpporting-standards.

2. The combination of supporting-standards provided with angle cap-ironshaving in their vertical portions a single perforation, a reversibletable having rims on both sides and all around hinged at either endnearone side to said angle cap-irons, brace-rods having one end pivotedto either end of said table and the opposite end connected to eithersupporting-standard and capable of vertical movement thereon, and meansfor securing said brace-rods and reversible table in avertieal position,for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of supporting-standards provided with angle cap-ironshaving in their Vertical portions a single perforation, one or more barsrunning horizontally between said standards, having adjustable mail-baghooks mounted thereon, a reversible table hinged to said anglecap-irons, and brace-rods connecting said table with said standards in amanner whereby'the said table may be securely adjusted to a verticalposition and to a horizontal position at either side of said standards,substantially in the mannel' specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. KENDALL. Ti tnesses:

J. B. THURsToN, NATHL. E. MARTIN.

